used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
ABOVEprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FATE IS ABOVE US ALL.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading FATE IS ABOVE US ALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
Bray's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
Clarke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
Cliffdene
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
clocksnounUS /klɑːks/
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
dressmakingnounUS /ˈdresmeɪkɪŋ/
the craft of making dresses
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading FATE IS ABOVE US ALL.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FATE IS ABOVE US ALL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
Lester
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
Liane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
magpiesnounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪz/
plural of “magpie” — long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
express in words
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
Stonecliff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
carry out
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
testilyadverbUS /ˈtestəli/
in a petulant manner
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Liane Lester, she lives nearer to you than any of the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FATE IS ABOVE US ALL.
precisely as stated
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
be dressed in
From this reading Miss Clarke wanted it very particularly to wear to-night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
at the time that
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was six o'clock by all the watches and clocks at Stonecliff, and the girls at Miss Bray's dressmaking establishment hastily put up their work and were starting for home, chattering like a flock of magpies, when their employer called after them testily:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, girls, one of you will have to take this bundle up to Cliffdene.
